{"id":7320,"date":"2013-08-21T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T12:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=7320"},"modified":"2014-07-16T11:33:40","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T15:33:40","slug":"idioms-with-the-word-corriente","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/idioms-with-the-word-corriente\/","title":{"rendered":"Idioms with the word “corriente”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, there! \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1n ustedes?<\/p>\n

I was translating an article from English into Spanish these days and I came across the expression “to lose your train of thought”. I found out I didn’t know how to say that in Spanish so I went to look it up. We say “perder la corriente”.<\/p>\n

However, the word corriente<\/strong> has many useful and interesting expressions and I thought I’d share some of them with you today. \u00a1A estudiar!<\/p>\n

Com\u00fan y corriente \/ corriente y moliente<\/strong> = run of the mill, nothing unusual, ordinary
\nContra corriente<\/strong> = against the current, against the tide
\nCorriente de pensamiento<\/strong> = current of thought, school of thought
\nCorriente literaria<\/strong> = literary trend, literary genre
\nDar un uso corriente a<\/strong> = to put to everyday use
\nDejarse arrastrar\/llevar por la corriente<\/strong> = to go with the flow, follow the crowd
\nEstar al corriente<\/strong> = to be up-to-date, to be informed
\nIr con la corriente<\/strong> = to go with the flow
\nIr contra corriente<\/strong> = to swim against the tide
\nLa gente corriente<\/strong> = ordinary people, the common man
\nMantener al corriente<\/strong> = to update
\nNormal y corriente<\/strong> = regular, run-of-the-mill
\nPerder la corriente<\/strong> = to lose one’s train of throught
\nPonerse al corriente<\/strong> = to update oneself
\nSeguir la corriente<\/strong> = to go with the flow
\nSeguirle la corriente a alguien<\/strong> = to go along with someone
\nToma de corriente<\/strong> = power outlet
\nUn d\u00eda corriente<\/strong> = a regular day<\/p>\n

Some examples:<\/p>\n

Tiene una casa com\u00fan y corriente. [He has a regular house.]<\/em><\/p>\n

Soy una persona corriente y moliente. [I’m a regular person \/ an average Joe.]<\/em><\/p>\n

Ya le he dicho que aunque no le guste, se deje llevar por la corriente y haga lo mismo que todos. [I told him that even if he doesn’t like it, he should go with the flow and do like everybody else.]<\/em><\/p>\n

Su amigo le puso al corriente de lo que hab\u00eda sucedido en la oficina. [His friend brought him up to speed to what had happened at the office.]<\/em><\/p>\n

Le dije que te tuviera al corriente de todo lo que pasaba. [I told him to keep me posted on everything that happened.]<\/em><\/p>\n

Pensaba que me ten\u00edas al corriente de tus problemas, pero veo que no. [I thought you kept me informed about your problems, but I see that you don’t.]<\/em><\/p>\n

Lola puso al corriente sus apuntes. [Lola updated her notes.]<\/em><\/p>\n

Le gusta ir contra corriente, y decir blanco cuando todos dicen negro. [He likes to go against the flow and say white when everybody says black.]<\/em><\/p>\n

Es mejor seguirle la corriente y hacer luego lo que a ti te parezca. [You’d better go along with it and then do whatever you want.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hello, there! \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1n ustedes? I was translating an article from English into Spanish these days and I came across the expression “to lose your train of thought”. I found out I didn’t know how to say that in Spanish so I went to look it up. We say “perder la corriente”. However, the word…<\/p>\n

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